FIFA 17 Player Ratings: The top 50 players and leaked team ratings

Electronic Arts has finally released the official player rankings for FIFA 17, revealing some predictable yet interesting changes to the extensive roster of footballers present in this year’s instalment.

Believe it or not, hardcore players of FIFA will search through every little stat they can find, crafting the perfect team for solo and online domination as they plough through one of the biggest titles of 2016.

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We’ve gone ahead and compiled the top 50 ranked players and yearly legends below, including all their unique stats to ensure you’re picking the perfect setup for that virtual dream team.

You can also find an extensive breakdown of specific team formations and tactics, giving you time to plan ahead of the September 27 release.

FIFA 17 best teams

Manchester United

This year’s big spenders have the towering Ibrahimovic up front with a stonking overall score of 90, while ‘Mr Cut-and-Paste-his-name’ Mkhitaryan gets a decent 87. Paul Pogba, the world’s most expensive footballer and arguably the most complete midfielder in the business, joins him on 87. Over- or under-rated?

Ibrahimovic: 90

Rooney: 86

Martial: 82

Mkhitaryan: 87

Schweinsteiger: 86

Pogba: 87

Shaw: 80

Bailly: 82

Smalling: 85

Darmian: 81

De Gea: 91

Rashford: 76

Herrera: 82

Young: 79

Lingard: 79

Arsenal

The Gunners’ big new signing, Xhaka, anchors the midfield on a respectable 83, pitching him right in the middle of Cazorla on 85 and Wilshire on 81. Ozil gets the best score at 88.

Giroud: 82

Ozil: 88

Sanchez: 86

Ramsey: 82

Xhaka: 83

Cazorla: 85

Monreal: 80

Koscielny: 84

Gabriel: 78

Bellerin: 77

Cech: 87

Wilshire: 81

Oxlade-Chamberlain: 78

Elneny: 73

Iwobi: 69

Liverpool

New defender Matip becomes one of Liverpool’s better players, according to Liverpool, with 81. We’re not seeing Mane, Wijnaldum, or new keeper Karius in there just yet. Coutinho’s the best-rated player at 84.

Sturridge: 83

Roberto Firmino: 82

Coutinho: 84

Can: 79

Henderson: 79

Milner: 80

Moreno: 77

Lovren: 79

Matip: 81

Clyne: 80

Mignolet: 78

Benteke: 80

Origi: 77

Ings: 76

Lallana: 81

Manchester City

Pep’s new wing wizards, Nolito and Sane, get 83 and 79 respectively, while Gundogan gets a decent 85. No-one’s touching Aguero on 89. No sign of Stones in this line-up yet. Hart’s in goal too, which will surely change before release.

Aguero: 89

Nolito: 83

Sane: 79

Gundogan: 85

DeBruyne: 88

Fernandinho: 81

Clichy: 80

Mangala: 80

Otamendi: 85

Sagna: 81

Hart: 85

Iheanacho: 74

Silva: 87

Toure: 86

Nasri: 83

Chelsea

Conte’s men have a decent spread of ratings in FIFA 17. In fact, new signings Kante Batshuayi are two of the lesser-rated players on 80 a piece. Hazard and Courtois are the kings with 89 a piece.

Costa: 86

Batshuayi: 80

Hazard: 89

Kanter: 81

Fabregas: 87

Willian: 85

Azpilicueta: 83

Terry: 85

Cahill: 83

Ivanovic: 80

Courtois: 89

Remy: 81

Pedro: 84

Oscar: 83

Cuadrado: 82

Tottenham

We suspect Spurs fans will feel a little hard done by with this year’s FIFA ratings. Alli and Dier only 77? Goalie Lloris is the highest-rated player on 87, followed by defender Alderweireld on 84.

Kane: 82

Alli: 77

Eriksen: 83

Dembele: 80

Dier: 77

Lemela: 80

Rose: 78

Vertonghen: 82

Alderweireld: 84

Walker: 79

Lloris: 87

Chadli: 78

Son: 77

Mason: 75

Wimmer: 78

Leicester

The champions of England get a respectable, but hardly world-beating, set of ratings. Which kind of figures. The crucial figure here is Mendy, who was signed to replace Kante at the heart of midfield, on 77. New forward Musa gets the same.

Bournemouth

Jordan Ibe isn’t represented in Bournemouth’s squad just yet, which leaves Gradel to take the top score on 79.

Wilson: 75

King: 69

Gradel: 79

Arter: 73

Surman: 73

Stanislas: 69

Daniels: 71

Cook: 72

Francis: 72

Smith: 70

Boruc: 76

Afobe: 73

Mousset: 67

Fraser: 71

Cook: 69

Burnley

New signings Defour and Flanagan aren’t represented in these early ratings, and would expect to score strongly. Of the present players, Heaton scores highest at 75.

Vokes: 72

Gray: 73

Arfield: 71

Jones: 71

Marney: 70

Boyd: 70

Ward: 71

Mee: 73

Keane: 72

Lowton: 74

Heaton: 75

Barnes: 71

Hennings: 70

Jutkiewicz: 69

Kightly: 69

Crystal Palace

Bit out of date, this one. The likes of Bolasie and and Jedinak have moved on, while Benteke has come in up front. Cabaye is currently the best player on 80.

Wickham: 73

Mutch: 71

Bolasie: 77

Puncheon: 75

McArthur: 76

Jedinak: 76

Souare: 75

Delaney: 74

Dann: 78

Ward: 76

Hennessey: 74

Campbell: 71

Cabaye: 80

Zaha: 78

Townsend: 75

Everton

No Bolasie, Williams, Gueye or Stekelenburg on this leak, and Stones is still there. That aside, Lukaku and Baines are joint top with 82.

Lukaku: 82

Mirallas: 80

Deulofeu: 80

McCarthy: 80

Barkley: 80

Barry: 79

Baines: 82

Jagielka: 81

Stones: 77

Coleman: 81

Robles: 74

Lennon: 77

Cleverley: 77

Gibson: 76

Tarashaj: 68

Hull

Dawson and Davies top the ravaged Hull squad on 76 a piece.

Hernandez: 73

Diame: 74

Snodgrass: 74

Huddlestone: 74

Livermore: 74

Elmohamady: 74

Robertson: 73

Davies: 76

Dawson: 76

Odubajo: 68

Jakupovic: 67

Ter Horst: 58

Maloney: 73

Meyler: 71

Clucas: 67

Middlesbrough

The leaked Middlesbrough team doesn’t include big-name signings like Negredo and Valdes, who will surely be the top raters once updated. At present, it’s a tie between four players all on 74, including Downing, Fischer, Rhodes and Adomah.

Rhodes: 74

Adomah: 74

Downing: 74

Stuani: 71

Leadbitter: 70

Clayton: 72

Friend: 72

Gibson: 68

Ayala: 72

Nsue: 71

Konstantopou: 72

Fischer: 74

Nugent: 71

Forshaw: 68

De Sart: 70

Southampton

Sought-after defender and captain Fonte is the stand-out player for Southampton, with 81. New midfield signing Hojbjerg might hope to challenge that when he finally shows up.

Long: 75

Davis: 76

Rodriguez: 76

Tadic: 78

Romeu: 73

Clasie: 77

Bertrand: 78

van Dijk: 77

Fonte: 81

Martina: 69

Forster: 76

Austin: 77

Ward-Prowse: 75

Redmond: 74

Sunderland

Sunderland’s highest-rated player for FIFA 17 is Lens on 79, followed by Khazri and Defoe at 78 each.

Defoe: 78

Khazri: 78

Rodwell: 75

Cattermole: 77

Borini: 75

Kirchhoff: 75

van Aanholt: 74

Kaboul: 76

Kone: 74

Jones: 71

Mannone: 74

Lens: 79

Larsson: 74

Watmore: 67

Swansea

Again, there have been a lot of comings and goings at Swansea that aren’t reflected in these leaked ratings. Williams is the highest-rated player, but he’s gone to Everton.

Ayew(?): 79

Montero: 77

Sigurdsson: 79

Routledge: 75

Britton: 76

Cork: 77

Taylor: 74

Fernandez: 78

Williams: 81

Rangel: 76

Fabianski: 78

Barrow: 69

Ki: 77

Dyer: 76

Fer: 75

Watford

Another set of ratings that already look out of date, thanks to a bunch of recent transfers. The top player here, Suarez, has gone out to Valencia. Capoue and Ighalo are still there on 77, though.

Deeney: 76

Ighalo: 77

Amrabat: 78

Watson: 71

Guedioura: 70

Capoue: 77

Anya: 69

Britos: 74

Cathcart: 72

Dja Djedje: 76

Gomes: 76

Suarez: 78

Behrami: 76

Nyom: 77

Holebas: 77

West Brom

Rondon and Foster top the West Brom rankings on 79.

Rondon: 79

Leko: 65

Fletcher: 75

Gardner: 75

McClean: 73

Yacob: 78

Evans: 78

Olsson: 77

McAuley: 75

Dawson: 66

Foster: 79

Berahino: 76

Lambert: 75

Field: 61

West Ham

Payet’s the obvious star of this West Ham team on 83, while new signing Feghouli’s right up there on 81. Ayew will be joining from Swansea, too.

Barcelona

The Spanish champs are predictably (and justifiably) awesome up front, with all three of Messi, Neymar and Suarez scoring 90 or over. Messi’s almost certainly the highest in the game at 94. No sign of big new signings Gomes and Umtiti, though.

Atletico Madrid

No major turn-ups for the stripey side of Madrid. Although it seems all the strong performances and big-money transfer rumours surrounding Saul Niguez weren’t enough to boost his rating past 78. Griezmann and Godin top the ratings on 86.

Griezmann: 86

Torres: 80

Koke: 82

Moreno: 80

Gabi: 80

Saul: 78

Filipe Luis: 83

Gimenez: 83

Godin: 86

Juanfran: 81

Oblak: 85

Correa: 78

Gaitan: 84

Carrasco: 81

Fernandez: 80

Juventus

Juventus has used the millions it received for Paul Pogba to buy a top-notch creative midfielder in Pjanic, rated at 85 in FIFA 17, and a top striker in Higuain, who gets 88. Sounds like good business when you put it like that. Ageless goalie Buffon sits alongside Higuain on 88.

Bayern Munich

They may have lost Pep, but it’s another strong year for the serial German champions. New defensive signing Hummels gets 87 – which actually makes him the joint-weakest in one of the strongest back fives in the game. Young midfield prospect Sanches is on the bench with 78. Only 79 for Coman, though?

Lewandowski: 90

Muller: 85

Ribery: 87

Thiago: 84

Alonso: 84

Costa: 84

Alaba: 87

Hummels: 87

Boatend: 90

Lahm: 88

Neuer: 94

Coman: 79

Vidal: 87

Kimmich: 78

Sanches: 78

Borussia Dortmund

Goetze returns to Dortmund with a strong rating of 85, which is the top score alongside Aubameyang. New defensive signing Bartra gets a decent 80. No sign of Schurrle in the leaks, though.

Aubameyang: 85

Reus: 87

Kagawa: 82

Castro: 81

Dembele: 76

Rode: 79

Schmelzer: 79

Sokratis: 84

Bartra: 80

Ginter: 76

Burki: 80

Bonmann: 61

Mor: 63

Goetze: 85

Sahin: 79

Benfica

Portuguese giant Benfica’s top FIFA 17 player is Jonas on 83.

Mitroglou: 79

Jonas: 83

Zivkovic: 74

Danilo: 78

Pizzi: 79

Fejsa: 78

Grimaldo: 70

Jardel: 80

Nilsson Lindel: 72

Almeida: 76

Ederson: 73

Jimenez: 76

Salvio: 79

Samaris: 78

Guedes: 73

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Galatasaray

Sneijder’s still Galatasaray’s best player alongside Muslera on 82, but Dzemaili’s gone. Derdiyok is new in, but isn’t represented here.

Podolski: 78

Sneijder: 82

Oztekin: 73

Bruma: 76

Dzemaili: 72

Inan: 79

Carole: 70

Balta: 74

Aziz: 76

Sarioglu: 70

Muslera: 82

Bulut: 70

Bassan: 73

Gumus: 70

Chedjou: 80

PSV

Guardado is PSV’s best player in FIFA 2017 on 81, followed by Moreno on 79.

de Jong: 78

Locadia: 75

Narsingh: 75

Maher: 74

Guardado: 81

Propper: 77

Willems: 78

Moreno: 79

Isimal-Mirin: 74

Arias: 76

Zoet: 79

Pereiro: 75

Jozefzoon: 71

Hendrix: 75

Ritzmaier: 68

Lyon

Lopes tops the ratings on 83, while Gonalons, Nkoulou and Valbuena are all next with 81 for Lyon.

Lacazette: 85

Cornet: 72

Fekir: 80

Darder: 78

Grenier: 77

Gonalons: 81

Morel: 76

Nkoulou: 81

Yanga-M’Biwa: 79

Jallet: 79

Lopes: 83

Ghezzal: 75

Kalulu: 67

Valbuena: 81

Ferri: 77

Marseille

Diarra is clear at the top for OM with 82, with Bedimo next on 76.

Rabillard: 61

N’koudou: 75

Sarr: 69

Alessandrini: 75

Diarra: 82

Diaby: 74

Bedimo: 76

Rolando: 72

Rekik: 72

Sakai: 72

Pele: 73

Samba: 65

Khaoui: 66

Lopez: 59

Zambo Anguissa: 57

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